Which Safeway Can Workers Count On?

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Of all those who’ve lauded Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan for universal health coverage , Democratic lawmakers, administration factotums, think-tank policy wonks and assorted others , none has stood out quite like Steve Burd, the chairman and chief executive of Safeway Inc., the Los Angeles Times reports.


Here, after all, is a Fortune 50 CEO who has not only characterized Schwarzenegger’s proposal as “innovative” and “an opportunity for California to lead the national debate on healthcare reform,” but who has counseled the business community to do even more than the governor is asking.


Specifically, Burd has said, the plan’s mandate for companies to provide medical insurance at a cost of at least 4% of their payroll “is frankly too low and should be higher.” He is also a prominent advocate of wellness programs and preventive care, which he has described as “probably the most essential element” of any reform scheme.


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